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A challenge to think differently
Every Friday afternoon from 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m., a group of about 15 students get together in Johns Hall for an end-of-the-week chat. Some are politics and international affairs majors. Others are majoring in math or...
Continue ReadingAkwaaba! (Welcome!)
[caption id="attachment_34381" align="alignright" width="471"] Paige Flagge ’18, Ellie Erickson ’20, Janet Kwami, Yinglu Wang ’18, and Cynthia King try their hands at Adinkra stamping. The Adinkra cloth is a hand-printed fabric made by the Ashanti...
Continue ReadingA magical, musical year in Leipzig
Furman University had always been in the back of Logan Campbell’s mind. Worried about how he would pay for college, he started his undergraduate studies at a large public university, but it simply wasn’t a...
Continue ReadingFurman named Top Producer of U.S. Fulbright students
Furman University has been named a Top Producer of Fulbright students for 2016-17 by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government’s flagship international educational...
Continue ReadingReady for the world
Furman University prepared Alice Williams ’15 for life in Asia. And now, life in Asia is preparing her for anything. Williams is serving with the Peace Corps in Timor-Leste. The country was formed in 2002,...
Continue ReadingThe right place at the right time
When Furman announced it's new strategic vision in October—The Furman Advantage, an ambitious effort to transform the student experience and address critical community issues, some likely asked how such an experience would defined. It dawned on me that...
Continue ReadingFreeman Foundation Funds Internships in Asia
A $96,000 grant from the Freeman Foundation of Stowe, Vt., has been awarded to Furman University to enable 16 Furman students to experience internships in East and Southeast Asia during the summer of 2017. The...
Continue ReadingDiscovering India and Sri Lanka
Emilee O’Brien ’17 came home from India and Sri Lanka with a new wardrobe and a new outlook on South Asian culture. She found her colorful new kurta tunic to be surprisingly comfortable and discovered...
Continue ReadingChan Named Dean of International Admissions
Furman University has announced the appointment of Candice Chan as Dean of International Admissions. Chan brings to Furman extensive experience in the field of international student enrollment as the university seeks to expand its global...
Continue ReadingFurman meets New York City
With fewer than 3,000 students, Furman is always going to face a climb when it comes to matching the size and influence of other alumni bases, and nowhere is that mountain steeper than New York....
Continue ReadingDiscovering Psychology’s European Roots
Caroline Balling ’17 made a few surprising discoveries during her three weeks abroad as part of Furman May X course, “Discovering Psychology’s European Roots.” She absolutely loved the German version of macaroni and cheese topped...
Continue ReadingLuce Foundation Awards Furman $400,000 Grant
Furman University will host four new innovative study away and international exchange programs starting in July, thanks to a $400,000 Luce Initiative on Asian Studies and the Environment (LIASE) grant from the Henry Luce Foundation...
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